‘We’re Expecting!’: Georgia Aquarium Announces Baby Beluga

The Georgia Aquarium is “hopeful” Whisper will safely deliver a healthy baby in the spring and add to its growing community of belugas.

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The Georgia Aquarium has announced that one of its beluga whales is a mother-to-be.

A 20-year-old beluga named Whisper is expected to give birth to a calf in April, the aquarium’s vice president of animal health confirmed in a statement Tuesday. The gender of the baby won’t be revealed until birth.